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Coombe House School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–19 · Independent special school
Donhead St Mary, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury SP7 9LP · 01747 449820
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Pupils
- 145
- 73% of 200 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2.4, and 4.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | ▼2.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | ▼4.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | ▼4.2% | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | ▼0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | ▼0.22 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Coombe House School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 July 2025, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 48
- 38% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (100%) with SEND